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Whether you are an individual or part of a group I customize my lessons to ensure what you learn is most important to your success in your work and everyday life.

I work one-on-one or with groups of business professionals from all over the world to improve their Englishlanguage communication skills. If you would like to organize a class for yourself or your employees, we can discuss a group rate.

I have more than 15 years experience in the corporate/high tech world as a human resources manager with a passion for helping others improve communication through improved language skills. I also teach Advanced ESL at the Mountain View - Los Altos Adult School.

I am a graduate of UC Berkeley and have an MBA from New York University as well as a California Adult Ed Teaching Credential and Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

I adapt to learning styles and needs by creating interesting and interactive lessons that are relevant to the problems and situations faced by non-native English speakers every day. I have studied five languages myself so I know the challenges and excitement of learning them.

I enjoy "traveling" to new countries by learning about your culture while improving your ability to achieve your goals through improved speaking, writing, pronunciation, comprehension, grammar, and business communications such as interviewing and presentations.

I look forward to working with you and improving your ability to communicate immediately.

"Best English teacher ever!"

- Kyoungryun, San Jose, CA on 1/5/14

Sharon is the best English tutor I've ever met in my life. I have been studying English speaking with her for a year. She knows exactly what students need to improve, and teaches them in the very efficient way. As she always respects students' opinion, students can decide which part of English language to focus on, and she is perfectly capable of teaching English Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading. I am 100 % sure that you can get significant improvement on your English with her.

"Best Business English tutor! "

- Samuel, Santa Clara, CA on 2/15/15

Sharon is incredible! She combines a deep understanding of language with her rich experience in real business settings, and creates an immersive learning environment for her students. I had the privilege to learn from Sharon last year, she was instrumental in helping me not only become a more polished and sophisticated business communicator, but also get into Berkeley's MBA program by coaching me on my application essay and interview.

"Highly committed English tutor "

- Yvonne, Sunnyvale, CA on 2/1/15

Sharon is a highly committed and mentally flexible English tutor: I enjoyed our vivid 1:1 lessons in Mountain View very much. She focuses on a broad spectrum of vocabularies, grammar, pronunciation and written English. I tremendously improved my English knowledge in a short period of time. In addition we had fun and discussed daily news. I highly recommend Sharon as your English tutor!

"Great tutor"

- Yeonah, Palo Alto, CA on 1/6/15

Sharon is a great tutor. When I have experienced a shortage of skilled expression and conversation, she has satisfied my demand that was not met by others. She writes down what a student says and corrects pronunciation and expression. More than all, she is always kind and considerate.

"Great Corporate Tutor"

- Kailey, Mountain View, CA on 11/17/14

I hired Sharon as an English tutor for one of our employees who just recently moved here from Russia. She's been working with him for about 5 months now, and the results have been great! Our employee really enjoys and appreciates the lessons, and his level of English has improved dramatically since working with her, which is crucial for his success in our collaborative work environment. I (and he) would highly recommend Sharon for private tutoring, either personal or corporate!

"Great Tutor! Very Professional!"

- Cindy, Stanford, CA on 10/31/14

I had two classes with Sharon to get prepared for my job interviews (business analyst positions). We went through the basic self-introduction and some other common behavioral questions. She was very helpful and patient. She corrected my grammar mistakes and gave me some good feedback from a interviewer's perspective who has business background. The two classes I had with Sharon made me more confident in the actual interviews and helped me to get the final offer.

"Persistent and patient"

- Andersom, Palo Alto, CA on 9/20/14

Sharon is a very good teacher! She is really very patient and persistent with her students. I knew absolutely nothing about English when I started having classes with her, but in only 5 months she managed to help me communicate with others more effectively and understand a lot of English. Our classes had a little bit of everything: conversation, grammar and writing.

I am from Brazil and lived in Palo Alto for 7 months. During that time, I had classes with other English teachers sometimes, but I can say without a shadow of doubt that Sharon was the best teacher I ever had. If you really want to learn English, I recommend having lessons with her. I can say that she insisted until I really learned. I intend to go back to Palo Alto for another period of time and I will have classes with her, for sure.

"For ESL Students"

- WON BIN, San Francisco, CA on 8/28/14

If you are International students who is studying English as a second language, I recommend Sharon as a tutor. She has so much experience to teach students and she always tried to correct wrong part of your English. Through the tutoring with Sharon, my English level progressed a lot!

"Great tutor who knows how to motivate kids to learn English!"

- Sun-Gi, Mountain View, CA on 2/25/14

The parents who live in a non-US country like me would always want kids to become fluent English speakers, in particular, when visiting US. My family had a chance to stay in US for a month (last Jan, 2014) and I really wanted to give my kids great opportunities of learning English from a great tutor.

It's really fortunate to have Sharon as an English tutor for my kids. My kids took three classes every week and it was the first time for me to see that my kids love doing homework voluntarily! I don't know what magic sauce Sharon used in her class, but my kids really loved learning from Sharon. A really good thing is that they become not shy when speaking in English and are very well motivated in learning it. They started understanding why they need to learn English. Furthermore, when my family came back to Korea, my daughter took an English examination, then surprisingly she got the highest score in the class. Isn't it amazing?

I really thank Sharon for getting my kids motivated. I'm going to bring my kids to US this summer and strongly believe that Sharon and my kids could have a great time again!

"Very good tutor"

- Grigory, Redwood City, CA on 2/13/14

I took more than 10 lessons with Sharon and she helped me to find out my weak spots in my English. She provided good ways to improve it. I got what I wanted. Thank you Sharon.

"I'm happy when I have tutoring with her"

- SK, Los Altos, CA on 12/19/13

I've gotten English lessons with Sharon about for a year. I've been taking 1.5hr lesson every week, but I've always felt that time passed so fast. Talking with her is really interesting and helpful to learn English. She corrects my grammar and pronunciation, and lets me know what is the best expressions for my idea. I really appreciate that she teaches me so well and she has been a good friend of mine. Sharon, have a good holiday!!

"Very helpful!"

- Wei, Sunnyvale, CA on 11/15/13

Sharon helped me with my upcoming job interview preparation. She was very patient, effective, and professional. She helped me specifically on my pitch, many technical questions, and she dug into my accomplishments which can maximize the job position expectation. I really think the preparation was helpful for my interview. Due to her long time HR working experience, I have to say she is an ideal tutor for someone who want to go into business world or need further development on their professional English language skills.

"Great tutor"

- NJ, Mountain View, CA on 10/15/13

I took English lessons from her to improve the communication skills in a professional environment. So the goal was not very specific and it would have been unclear what and how to teach me. However she would figure out soon how to go about it. She has been very attentive during the sessions and I got good feedback from her on my weaknesses and what to do to communicate better. She is very effective and pointed and I would recommend her to anyone who considers improving their English skills.

"Fabulous Business English Coach!"

- Charlotte, Clare, IL on 9/23/13

Sharon was a great tutor. She was very resourceful, and was able to help me stay focus and complete all the work I needed to finish. Her business savvy and experienced input was apparent in her informed tutoring sessions. She definitely will help you achieve the results you want. I highly recommend you contact Sharon as you she delivers the results you need. She helped me achieve a difficult career goal. I could have never achieved the excellence in my work, without her help. She is worth every penny.

"Great Tutor! "

- Selin, Palo Alto, CA on 9/17/13

Sharon and I studied together for almost 4 months, I wish we could continue our lessons. Sharon is the best tutor I have ever studied with. She is really experienced, knowledgeable, caring and effective. During our sessions, we focused on pronunciation and speaking, she really gave me a safe, calm environment for improving my speaking skills. Being able to speak about many things in many different situations with her made our sessions more enjoyable and I never understood how time flew during our lessons, she absolutely made every minute count! I appreciate everything we had done together and absolutely recommend Sharon as a great tutor.

"Smart Tutor"

- Gian, San Jose, CA on 6/2/13

Sharon is a good teacher. She has been able to understand my goals and help me to reach them. I’ve enjoyed the conversation. She’s also a smart listener, taking notes of my mistakes and teaching me how to pronounce, spell and use verbs correctly.

"She is very nice tutor!"

- Sanghoon, Palo Alto, CA on 5/17/13

She always writes down on the note what I say and she checks a wrong expression. She checks my pronounce too. Whenever I express English by wrong way, she just fit it and explain to me.

It is must be true that she is obviously very good English teacher.

I cannot express it fully in English.

"Professional and friendly teacher"

- Annie, Mountain View, CA on 4/3/13

I've really appreciated learning with Sharon. She cares about your needs and priorities. She listens carefully to you and adapts lessons for you. In the same time, she creates a friendly and encouraging atmosphere, so you're at ease conversing with her.

"Great tutor"

- Yusuke, Sunnyvale, CA on 11/16/12

Her style of teaching English is very sophisticated.She correct my language mistakes logically for me to understand efficiently. Besides, she has various teaching method for writing, reading, and conversation. If you want to improve your Language skill to certain level, I think she is the best.

"Great English teacher!"

- Motoko, San Jose, CA on 10/6/12

I am pleased to recommend Sharon for your consideration as a well-qualified English teacher. When I took her lesson, she gave me appropriate lessons for me. Most English teachers just read a text book or just talk. However, in her lessons, she checked my English level and asked me what I learned, and she gave me her original lessons. Also, she has long experiences as a HR manger and an English teacher. I talked with her many topics other than English. I was very lucky! I am really satisfied with her lessons.

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English

In addition to my HR background, I've been teaching with WyzAnt since 2009 and am also teaching Advanced ESL at a local Adult School. I have a California Adult Ed Credential.

I went to school at UC Berkeley and have an MBA as well.

I love working with people from all over the world to help improve their communication and productivity.

ESL/ESOL

I currently teach ESL at a local Adult School and have tutored for various organizations including the International Center of New York, BusinessEnglish Alliance in New York and the International Effectiveness Center in the Bay Area.

I have a Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as a California Adult Education Credential specializing in ESL.

I have tutored professionals in business communication, including speaking, writing, pronunciation, grammar, interviewing and presentations.

My 15-plus years working in human resources in large companies such as Cisco Systems and Oracle gives me an additional area of expertise that I share with my students: how to successfully communicate in the business world.

Writing

I've recently helped another student via email with several statements of purpose for different graduate programs. In addition to editing, I'm able to provide judgement from my years as a human resources manager as well as teacher.

UC Berkeley

New York University

MBA

New School For Social Research

Graduate Coursework

Education

UC Berkeley

New York University (MBA)

New School For Social Research (Graduate Coursework)

Best English teacher ever! —
Sharon is the best English tutor I've ever met in my life. I have been studying English speaking with her for a year. She knows exactly what students need to improve, and teaches them in the very efficient way. As she always respects students' opinion, students can decide which part of English language to focus on, and she is perfectly capable of teaching English Speaking, Writing, Listening, and
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About Sharon

Whether you are an individual or part of a group I customize my lessons to ensure what you learn is most important to your success in your work and everyday life.

I work one-on-one or with groups of business professionals from all over the world to improve their Englishlanguage communication skills. If you would like to organize a class for yourself or your employees, we can discuss a group rate.

I have more than 15 years experience in the corporate/high tech world as a human resources manager with a passion for helping others improve communication through improved language skills. I also teach Advanced ESL at the Mountain View - Los Altos Adult School.

I am a graduate of UC Berkeley and have an MBA from New York University as well as a California Adult Ed Teaching Credential and Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

I adapt to learning styles and needs by creating interesting and interactive lessons that are relevant to the problems and situations faced by non-native English speakers every day. I have studied five languages myself so I know the challenges and excitement of learning them.

I enjoy "traveling" to new countries by learning about your culture while improving your ability to achieve your goals through improved speaking, writing, pronunciation, comprehension, grammar, and business communications such as interviewing and presentations.

I look forward to working with you and improving your ability to communicate immediately.

Testimonials

"Best English teacher ever!"

- Kyoungryun, San Jose, CA on 1/5/14

Sharon is the best English tutor I've ever met in my life. I have been studying English speaking with her for a year. She knows exactly what students need to improve, and teaches them in the very efficient way. As she always respects students' opinion, students can decide which part of English language to focus on, and she is perfectly capable of teaching English Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading. I am 100 % sure that you can get significant improvement on your English with her.

"Best Business English tutor! "

- Samuel, Santa Clara, CA on 2/15/15

Sharon is incredible! She combines a deep understanding of language with her rich experience in real business settings, and creates an immersive learning environment for her students. I had the privilege to learn from Sharon last year, she was instrumental in helping me not only become a more polished and sophisticated business communicator, but also get into Berkeley's MBA program by coaching me on my application essay and interview.

"Highly committed English tutor "

- Yvonne, Sunnyvale, CA on 2/1/15

Sharon is a highly committed and mentally flexible English tutor: I enjoyed our vivid 1:1 lessons in Mountain View very much. She focuses on a broad spectrum of vocabularies, grammar, pronunciation and written English. I tremendously improved my English knowledge in a short period of time. In addition we had fun and discussed daily news. I highly recommend Sharon as your English tutor!

"Great tutor"

- Yeonah, Palo Alto, CA on 1/6/15

Sharon is a great tutor. When I have experienced a shortage of skilled expression and conversation, she has satisfied my demand that was not met by others. She writes down what a student says and corrects pronunciation and expression. More than all, she is always kind and considerate.

"Great Corporate Tutor"

- Kailey, Mountain View, CA on 11/17/14

I hired Sharon as an English tutor for one of our employees who just recently moved here from Russia. She's been working with him for about 5 months now, and the results have been great! Our employee really enjoys and appreciates the lessons, and his level of English has improved dramatically since working with her, which is crucial for his success in our collaborative work environment. I (and he) would highly recommend Sharon for private tutoring, either personal or corporate!

"Great Tutor! Very Professional!"

- Cindy, Stanford, CA on 10/31/14

I had two classes with Sharon to get prepared for my job interviews (business analyst positions). We went through the basic self-introduction and some other common behavioral questions. She was very helpful and patient. She corrected my grammar mistakes and gave me some good feedback from a interviewer's perspective who has business background. The two classes I had with Sharon made me more confident in the actual interviews and helped me to get the final offer.

"Persistent and patient"

- Andersom, Palo Alto, CA on 9/20/14

Sharon is a very good teacher! She is really very patient and persistent with her students. I knew absolutely nothing about English when I started having classes with her, but in only 5 months she managed to help me communicate with others more effectively and understand a lot of English. Our classes had a little bit of everything: conversation, grammar and writing.

I am from Brazil and lived in Palo Alto for 7 months. During that time, I had classes with other English teachers sometimes, but I can say without a shadow of doubt that Sharon was the best teacher I ever had. If you really want to learn English, I recommend having lessons with her. I can say that she insisted until I really learned. I intend to go back to Palo Alto for another period of time and I will have classes with her, for sure.

"For ESL Students"

- WON BIN, San Francisco, CA on 8/28/14

If you are International students who is studying English as a second language, I recommend Sharon as a tutor. She has so much experience to teach students and she always tried to correct wrong part of your English. Through the tutoring with Sharon, my English level progressed a lot!

"Great tutor who knows how to motivate kids to learn English!"

- Sun-Gi, Mountain View, CA on 2/25/14

The parents who live in a non-US country like me would always want kids to become fluent English speakers, in particular, when visiting US. My family had a chance to stay in US for a month (last Jan, 2014) and I really wanted to give my kids great opportunities of learning English from a great tutor.

It's really fortunate to have Sharon as an English tutor for my kids. My kids took three classes every week and it was the first time for me to see that my kids love doing homework voluntarily! I don't know what magic sauce Sharon used in her class, but my kids really loved learning from Sharon. A really good thing is that they become not shy when speaking in English and are very well motivated in learning it. They started understanding why they need to learn English. Furthermore, when my family came back to Korea, my daughter took an English examination, then surprisingly she got the highest score in the class. Isn't it amazing?

I really thank Sharon for getting my kids motivated. I'm going to bring my kids to US this summer and strongly believe that Sharon and my kids could have a great time again!

"Very good tutor"

- Grigory, Redwood City, CA on 2/13/14

I took more than 10 lessons with Sharon and she helped me to find out my weak spots in my English. She provided good ways to improve it. I got what I wanted. Thank you Sharon.

"I'm happy when I have tutoring with her"

- SK, Los Altos, CA on 12/19/13

I've gotten English lessons with Sharon about for a year. I've been taking 1.5hr lesson every week, but I've always felt that time passed so fast. Talking with her is really interesting and helpful to learn English. She corrects my grammar and pronunciation, and lets me know what is the best expressions for my idea. I really appreciate that she teaches me so well and she has been a good friend of mine. Sharon, have a good holiday!!

"Very helpful!"

- Wei, Sunnyvale, CA on 11/15/13

Sharon helped me with my upcoming job interview preparation. She was very patient, effective, and professional. She helped me specifically on my pitch, many technical questions, and she dug into my accomplishments which can maximize the job position expectation. I really think the preparation was helpful for my interview. Due to her long time HR working experience, I have to say she is an ideal tutor for someone who want to go into business world or need further development on their professional English language skills.

"Great tutor"

- NJ, Mountain View, CA on 10/15/13

I took English lessons from her to improve the communication skills in a professional environment. So the goal was not very specific and it would have been unclear what and how to teach me. However she would figure out soon how to go about it. She has been very attentive during the sessions and I got good feedback from her on my weaknesses and what to do to communicate better. She is very effective and pointed and I would recommend her to anyone who considers improving their English skills.

"Fabulous Business English Coach!"

- Charlotte, Clare, IL on 9/23/13

Sharon was a great tutor. She was very resourceful, and was able to help me stay focus and complete all the work I needed to finish. Her business savvy and experienced input was apparent in her informed tutoring sessions. She definitely will help you achieve the results you want. I highly recommend you contact Sharon as you she delivers the results you need. She helped me achieve a difficult career goal. I could have never achieved the excellence in my work, without her help. She is worth every penny.

"Great Tutor! "

- Selin, Palo Alto, CA on 9/17/13

Sharon and I studied together for almost 4 months, I wish we could continue our lessons. Sharon is the best tutor I have ever studied with. She is really experienced, knowledgeable, caring and effective. During our sessions, we focused on pronunciation and speaking, she really gave me a safe, calm environment for improving my speaking skills. Being able to speak about many things in many different situations with her made our sessions more enjoyable and I never understood how time flew during our lessons, she absolutely made every minute count! I appreciate everything we had done together and absolutely recommend Sharon as a great tutor.

"Smart Tutor"

- Gian, San Jose, CA on 6/2/13

Sharon is a good teacher. She has been able to understand my goals and help me to reach them. I’ve enjoyed the conversation. She’s also a smart listener, taking notes of my mistakes and teaching me how to pronounce, spell and use verbs correctly.

"She is very nice tutor!"

- Sanghoon, Palo Alto, CA on 5/17/13

She always writes down on the note what I say and she checks a wrong expression. She checks my pronounce too. Whenever I express English by wrong way, she just fit it and explain to me.

It is must be true that she is obviously very good English teacher.

I cannot express it fully in English.

"Professional and friendly teacher"

- Annie, Mountain View, CA on 4/3/13

I've really appreciated learning with Sharon. She cares about your needs and priorities. She listens carefully to you and adapts lessons for you. In the same time, she creates a friendly and encouraging atmosphere, so you're at ease conversing with her.

"Great tutor"

- Yusuke, Sunnyvale, CA on 11/16/12

Her style of teaching English is very sophisticated.She correct my language mistakes logically for me to understand efficiently. Besides, she has various teaching method for writing, reading, and conversation. If you want to improve your Language skill to certain level, I think she is the best.

"Great English teacher!"

- Motoko, San Jose, CA on 10/6/12

I am pleased to recommend Sharon for your consideration as a well-qualified English teacher. When I took her lesson, she gave me appropriate lessons for me. Most English teachers just read a text book or just talk. However, in her lessons, she checked my English level and asked me what I learned, and she gave me her original lessons. Also, she has long experiences as a HR manger and an English teacher. I talked with her many topics other than English. I was very lucky! I am really satisfied with her lessons.

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